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We caught up with Ana Perez, one of our Level 4 Fast-Track Buying & Merchandising alumni, who is now working as a Buying Admin Assistant at Mountain Warehouse, to hear about her experience on the course and where it’s taken her.

The Level 4 Fashion Buying Diploma prepares you for jobs including Buyer’s Admin Assistant or Buyer's Clerk. You could also move into merchandising as a Merchandiser’s Admin Assistant or Allocator. Here’s a breakdown of the many roles you could work in and the responsibilities they entail!

All of our Level 4 Fashion Retail (with Marketing) Diploma students move into employment or further education within six months of completing their course. This course opens the door to a wide range of opportunities across the retail industry. Here are just some of the areas you could go into after completing the course!

We recently caught up with Jasmine Brown, one of our current Level 4 Digital Marketing for Fashion Diploma students, who shared her most recent project - Under The Influence: The Creative Collaborator.

At the FRA, we offer a Level 4 Fast Track Buying & Merchandising Diploma, running over 6 months, with intakes in February and September. After completing the diploma, you could move into entry-level jobs such as Buying Admin Assistant, Merchandising Admin Assistant, Allocator or Buying Clerk. Here's a closer look at these roles and what they involve:

Ever wondered what studying the Level 4 Garment Technology Diploma is really like? We recently caught up with Joe Watts, a Level 3 Fashion Retail and Level 4 Garment Technology Diploma alumni, to find out about his experience at the Fashion Retail Academy. 

We recently sat with Evangeline McGeever, a Level 4 Visual Merchandising Diploma student, to hear all about her experience on the course so far! Here's a look inside what it's really like to study at the FRA - what she's learned, her highlights so far and her advice for future students.

We recently spoke with Ella Carvey, who completed our Level 4 Fashion Retail with Marketing Diploma. Here’s a look into her experience, her advice for future students, and what she’s doing now.

Our Level 4 Diploma students take part in our Future Pathways Programme, which is a three week schedule of industry enrichment activities. Here's a breakdown of what they get up to, the benefits it has and advice from one of our expert tutors.

Real-world experience is a big part of what we offer at the FRA. That's why some of our diploma students recently visited Vogue's Inventing the Runway exhibition - an immersive event that brought the creativity of fashion shows to life.